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Percutaneous Hepatic Perfusion to Treat Malignant Melanoma In this two-minute video, Dr. H. Richard Alexander, professor of surgery at the University of Maryland School of Medicine and surgical oncologist at the University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center discusses a recent nation-wide clinical trial that tested a new procedure, known as percutaneous hepatic perfusion, in the treatment of malignant melanoma that has spread to the liver. Dr. Alexander talks about the preliminary results of this clinical trial and the implications these results could Author(s): No creator set

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Up Close, Part 2 In the fast pace of our daily lives we may overlook details which, collectively, create a stunning backdrop for all that happens within the Harvard. Hundreds of historic volumes stand as individual works of art inside Houghton and Widener libraries.Author(s): No creator set

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USAWC Birthday and Alumni Recognition Retired Gen. Gordon R. Sullivan, Class of 1978, retired Gen. Donn A. Starry, Class of 1966, and Dr. Lewis (Bob) Sorley, Class of 1973, received outstanding alumnus awards from Maj. Gen. Gregg Martin, USAWC commandant, during the celebration of the 109th birthday of the Army War College. The Army War College mission is to develop strategic leaders for a lifetime and these three were selected for exemplifying the USAWC spirit.Author(s): No creator set